of the Trust, Woodward resigned on 27 January 2017. In October 2017, Woodward criticised Football Association chairman Greg Clarke for 'humiliating' remarks Clarke made to a Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee hearing, while the Professional Footballers' Association's chief executive Gordon Taylor said the PFA might sue Clarke over suggestions Taylor had not supported Woodward with further counselling. In December 2017, two men from Crewe were jailed for 'trolling' Woodward on social media. In June 2019, shortly before publication of Andy Woodward's biography, The Guardian reported that Barry Bennell's cousin, Ronald Bennell, had been jailed in 1971 for the rape and murder of Woodward's aunt, Lynda Stewart, and that Barry Bennell had married Woodward's older sister, also named Lynda, in 1991. The Guardian'''s coverage also said Woodward unsuccessfully sued Crewe for damages in 2004. Woodward's book, Position of Trust'', was shortlisted for the 2019 William Hill Sports Book of the Year. Woodward's story was dramatised in the 2022 television film Floodlights, in which he is portrayed by Gerard Kearns and his younger self by Max Fletcher. References English footballers Northwich Victoria F.C. players Halifax Town A.F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players Bury F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players English Football League players 1973 births Living people Association football defenders